American biodefense : how dangerous ideas about biological weapons shape national security /

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Biological weapons have threatened US national security since at least World War II. Historically, however, the US military has neglected research, development, acquisition, and doctrine for biodefense. Following September 11 and the anthrax letters of 2001, the United States started spending billio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Frank L., III, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
Biological warfare > United States > Safety measures.
Biosecurity > United States.
National security > United States.
Civil defense > United States.
Guerre biologique > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures.
Biosécurité > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Biological warfare > Safety measures
Biosecurity
Civil defense
National security
Biologisk krigföring.
Biosäkerhet.
Säkerhetspolitik.
Civilt försvar.
United States
bioterrorism, biological warfare, weapons of mass destruction, kinetic warfare.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : American biodefense : from Boston to Baghdad
  • Science and technology for national security : threats, interests, and ideas
  • Stereotypical neglect of military research, development, and acquisition for biodefense
  • Fatal assumptions : military doctrine
  • An unlikely sponsor? : the rise of civilian biodefense
  • Biodefense and beyond : the influence of ideas on national security.

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